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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING - METAREA 6-
12:00 UTC 08, JULY 2026.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
SEA ICE AND ICEBERGS ISSUED BY SHN PRESSURE HPA BEAUFORT SCALE WINDS
PART 1 GALE WARNING:
927/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA MOV E DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 WITH GUST BACK SW IN 60S-64S 90W-70W UNTIL 09/0300
928/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA MOV SE DEEPENING PROVOKES WINDS FORCE 8 WITH GUST IN 63S-69S 50W-30W UNTIL 09/0300
929/2026 STRONG BARIC GRADIENT SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS MOV E DEEPENING WILL PROVOKE WINDS FORCE 8 WITH GUST IN 60S-64S 70W-50W FROM 08/1500 UNTIL 09/1800
PART 2 GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 09:00UTC
LOW 951HPA 66S 82W MOV E DPN
LOW 953HPA 69S 51W MOV SE DPN
LOW 952HPA 64S 88W MOV E WKN
RIDGE 60S 62W 65S 67W 68S 68W MOV E WKN
071400 UTC 1.SEA ICE LIMIT 5859S 02000W 5738S 02617W 5743S 03217W 5842S 03757W 5920S 04317W 6129S 04814W 6221S 05248W 6259S 05655W 6351S 06033W 6411S 06337W 6606S 06559W 6629S 06716W 2.ICEBERGS GREATER THAN 10NM D33B 6221S 05333W 21X12NM A81 6124S 05225W 28X25NM A76C 5235S 03123W 16X6NM 3.ICEBERGS SMALLER THAN 10NM ICEBERG1 5213S 03204W 2X1NM ICEBERG2 5232S 03151W 2X1NM 4.ICEBERGS AREA A5951S 02000W 4255S 02000W 5010S 03500W 5810S 03540W B5810S 03540W 5300S 03500W 5840S 05035W 6150S 04840W C6150S 04840W 5840S 05037W 6230S 06716W 6710S 06716W
PART 3 FORECAST ISSUED 12:00 UTC VALID UNTIL 12:00 UTC 2026-07-9
COASTAL AREAS:
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT W OF 60W: NW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY INCR NW 9 WITH GUSTS BY 08/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR
SOUTHERN PORTION OF DRAKE STRAIT REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7/5 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 8 WITH GUSTS BY 08/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NOON VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS W OF 60W: NW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY INCR NW 9 WITH GUSTS BY 08/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NOON VIS MODERATE TO POOR
MAR DE LA FLOTA COASTS REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR W 7/5 WITH GUSTS VEER NW 8 WITH GUSTS BY 08/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS NOON VIS VERY POOR TO MODERATE
GERLACHE STRAIT : SECTOR N 5/4 WITH GUSTS VEER NE 8 WITH GUSTS BY 08/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER DURING THE EVENING VIS POOR TO MODERATE
MARGARITA BAY : NE 7/5 BACK SECTOR N 4/3 BY 9/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
EREBUS Y TERROR GULF : SW 4/5 VEER NW 7 WITH GUSTS BY 08/2100 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL WORSENING TOWARDS NIGTH VIS GOOD TO MODERATE OCNL VERY POOR
OCEANIC AREAS:
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA N OF 64S: NW 7/8 WITH GUSTS TEMPO BACK SECTOR W 8 WITH GUSTS BY 08/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS NIGTH VIS POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHER BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA REST OF THE AREA: SECTOR S 4/3 BACK SE 4/5 BY 08/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE OCNL GOOD
SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA (66-73S 70-90W): SECTOR S 3/4 VEER SECTOR W 3/4 BY 08/1800 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS NOON VIS POOR TO MODERATE
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 65S: NW 7/5 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 08/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA N OF 65S: NW 7/5 WITH GUSTS BACK SECTOR W 6/5 WITH GUSTS BY 08/2100 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER STARTING NOON VIS MODERATE TO GOOD
NORTHERN WEDDELL SEA REST OF THE AREA: NW 7 GUST WITH 8 INTENSITY BACK SW 7 WITH GUSTS BY 08/1800 PROB OF FOG AND MIST IN PATCHES PROB OFINTERMITTENT SNOW FALL SPELLS OF GOOD WEATHER TOWARDS NIGTH VIS POOR TO MODERATE
SOUTHERN WEDDELL SEA (68-78S 20-60W): NE 5/7 WITH GUSTS VEER SECTOR E 5/4 BY 9/0000 PROB OF MIST PROB OFISOL SNOW FALL IMPR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD VIS POOR TO MODERATE=